Hi Nancy, I found this paper (unfortunately I don't have access to the full article) that may be of help; they looked at various time points for holding the tissue in saline before being fixed in formalin.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24822006 J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2014 Jun;13(2):148-51. doi: 10.1007/s12663-013-0473-z. Epub 2013 Jan 26. Artefacts produced by normal saline when used as a holding solution for biopsy tissues in transit. Sengupta S1, Prabhat K2, Gupta V2, Vij H2, Vij R2, Sharma V2. Cheers, Cecilia On Jun 26, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Nancy Schmitt <nancy_schm...@pa-ucl.com> wrote: > Do you know where there might be a reference for….”How long can a specimen be > in saline until it should be placed in formalin or other fixative?” > > Thank you > > Nancy Schmitt MLT, HT(ASCP) > United Clinical Laboratories > Dubuque, IA 52001 > > > > NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information > is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed > incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any > attachments. Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
